Wülfrath-Aprath station

Wülfrath-Aprath station
Operations
Category 5 [1]
Type Through station
Platforms in use 2
DS100 code EWAP
Station code 5004
Construction and location
Opened 1 December 1847 [2]
Location Wülfrath
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Route information
List of railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia

Wülfrath-Aprath station is located in the town of Wülfrath in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line. The station was originally opened in 1847, but closed in 1964 or 1965. A station building was built in 1848, but it burnt down in 1990. The station was re-established in 2002[2] and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.[1]

The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 9 (Haltern–Wuppertal), operating every 20 minutes during the day.[3]

Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station
S9

It is also served by two bus routes operated by WSW mobil: 601 (at 60 minute intervals) and 621 (at 20 minute intervals).[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Station catgories 2011" (in German) (PDF). Deutsche Bahn. http://www.deutschebahn.com/site/shared/de/dateianhaenge/infomaterial/sonstige/bahnhofskategorieliste__db__station__service__2011.pdf. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Wülfrath-Aprath station operations" (in German). NRW Rail Archive. André Joost. http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/esn/EWAP.htm. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Wülfrath-Aprath station" (in German). NRW Rail Archive. André Joost. http://nrwbahnarchiv.bplaced.net/bf/8006575.htm. Retrieved 20 October 2011.